Tribe, Not Officials, Immune To Extortion Suit: Utah Justices

By Andrew Westney (November 9, 2017, 8:46 PM EST) -- The Utah Supreme Court has ruled that the Ute Indian Tribe kept its sovereignty immunity to a suit claiming tribal officials tried to extort money from two businesses working with oil and gas companies near its reservation, but said the officials would have to face claims against them in tribal court....

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